Post by supasexxy on Aug 11, 2008 1:03:26 GMT 3
This is not a good month, we have lost two black entertainers hardly a week apart!
Soul Musician Isaac Hayes Dies at 65
By Stephen M. Silverman
Originally posted Sunday August 10, 2008 05:00 PM EDT
Isaac Hayes
Photo by: Jennifer Graylock / AP
Soul music pioneer Isaac Hayes – whose 1971 Theme From Shaft won the Oscar and Grammys – died Sunday in Memphis, where he lived. He was 65.
The musician's wife reportedly discovered an unresponsive Hayes near an exercise treadmill in their home, and he was pronounced dead about an hour later at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.
The cause of death is being investigated.
In January 2006, news sources reported that Hayes had suffered a mild stroke. At the time, friends said the condition was brought on by exhaustion.
With his distinct basso profundo (his voice seemed to come from his feet), from 1997 to 2006, Hayes voiced the role of South Park's school-cafeteria sage, Chef. However, he abruptly quit over what he considered the show's disrespect for religion.
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone speculated that Hayes was offended by the show's treatment of his faith, Scientology.
Tennessee Born
Born in Covington, Tenn., Hayes was a self-taught musician. At age 22, he was hired by Stax Records of Memphis to play backup for piano and sax for Otis Redding and others. In the '60s, with David Porter, he wrote soul hits for Sam and Dave ("Hold On, I'm Coming" and "Soul Man"), the Associated Press reports.
This led to a recording contract, and by the early '70s he was working with chart-topper Barry White. Hayes struck gold with the Them from Shaft, by which time he had been a music star for two years – ever since the release of his 1969 album Hot Buttered Soul.
Hayes was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
In 2006, Hayes's welcomed a son, who was named Nana Kwadjo Hayes. It was the musican's first child with his wife Adjowa. (They were married in 2005.)
Hayes reportedly had 12 children, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Soul Musician Isaac Hayes Dies at 65
By Stephen M. Silverman
Originally posted Sunday August 10, 2008 05:00 PM EDT
Isaac Hayes
Photo by: Jennifer Graylock / AP
Soul music pioneer Isaac Hayes – whose 1971 Theme From Shaft won the Oscar and Grammys – died Sunday in Memphis, where he lived. He was 65.
The musician's wife reportedly discovered an unresponsive Hayes near an exercise treadmill in their home, and he was pronounced dead about an hour later at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.
The cause of death is being investigated.
In January 2006, news sources reported that Hayes had suffered a mild stroke. At the time, friends said the condition was brought on by exhaustion.
With his distinct basso profundo (his voice seemed to come from his feet), from 1997 to 2006, Hayes voiced the role of South Park's school-cafeteria sage, Chef. However, he abruptly quit over what he considered the show's disrespect for religion.
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone speculated that Hayes was offended by the show's treatment of his faith, Scientology.
Tennessee Born
Born in Covington, Tenn., Hayes was a self-taught musician. At age 22, he was hired by Stax Records of Memphis to play backup for piano and sax for Otis Redding and others. In the '60s, with David Porter, he wrote soul hits for Sam and Dave ("Hold On, I'm Coming" and "Soul Man"), the Associated Press reports.
This led to a recording contract, and by the early '70s he was working with chart-topper Barry White. Hayes struck gold with the Them from Shaft, by which time he had been a music star for two years – ever since the release of his 1969 album Hot Buttered Soul.
Hayes was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
In 2006, Hayes's welcomed a son, who was named Nana Kwadjo Hayes. It was the musican's first child with his wife Adjowa. (They were married in 2005.)
Hayes reportedly had 12 children, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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